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pendant close up

Posted by Toya on July 21, 2011 at 1:26am

pendant close up

Comments

Toya July 21, 2011 at 3:18am

Is this writing Arabic?
Ethnic Embellishments July 21, 2011 at 6:08am

Hi Toya, absolutely! In the circle it says "masha' Allah", which is used as a blessing and to ward off the evil eye. I defer to Ayis for the outer portion.
Alaa eddine SAGID July 22, 2011 at 9:58pm

Right on Hillary.

The outer circle should read "Bismillah arrahman arrahim, hasbiyya allah wa niima alwakil" wich means "In the name of god most gracious, most merciful, Allah is my party, the best i can rely on"
Toya July 23, 2011 at 12:06am

Thank you, Ayis. I love the way the calligrapy looks. But it is nice to know what it says as well.

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